League Leading Lutes Take Out Bearcats

TACOMA, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran held Willamette to a 22 percent
night from the field in a 67-35 Northwest Conference win over the
Willamette University women's basketball team Saturday at Olson
Auditorium.
Laura Payne led Willamette with 18 points on 7-14 shooting and six
rebounds.

The Lutes improved to 16-2 overall, 9-1 in the conference.
Willamette is 5-13 overall including 0-10 in conference games.

The Lutes scored the first eight points of the game and never
looked back. PLU built a 35-11 halftime advantage as the Bearcats
connected on just 4-of-28 field goal attempts (14.3 percent) in the
first half.

Willamette improved its shooting in the second half, but the
Lutes led by as many as 38 points before settling for the final 32
point margin of victory.

Kelly Turner and Kezia Long each scored 17 points and Nikki
Johnson had 12 points to lead the scoring. Johnson and Melissa
Richardson both pulled down 11 rebounds.